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President Xi & Pak PM Sharif discuss deepening strategic cooperation
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday discussed deepening their strategic cooperation as both Beijing and Islamabad keenly watched Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarking on his…
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We are hoping Rahul Gandhi will become Leader of Opposition: Shivakumar
Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and state Congress president D.K. Shivakumar said on Friday that they are hoping that Rahul Gandhi will become the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha.…
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Time will tell if Modi can run a stable govt, says P Chidambaram
Chennai: With Prime Minister Narendra Modi constrained to form a coalition government, time alone will tell if he is able to run a stable government, Congress leader and former union minister P…
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Maliwal assault case: Court rejects bail plea of Kejriwal aide Bibhav
New Delhi: A Delhi sessions court on Friday dismissed the bail application of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s aide Bibhav Kumar, saying there was an apprehension about the accused influencing witnesses, if released.…
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Sunita Williams breaks into impromptu dance as she enters ISS on her third space trip
Houston: Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams broke into an impromptu dance as she entered the International Space Station and received the ‘Bell Rings’ welcome along with her colleague Butch Wilmore according to US…
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Telangana govt releases holiday calendar for 2024
Hyderabad: After a long summer break for schools and colleges in Telangana, the government has given a welcome update about holidays as the institutions are set to reopen on June 12, 2024.…
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Telangana: Horticulture dept to host workshop on ‘urban farming’
Hyderabad: The Department of Horticulture, Telangana, has announced that it will organise a workshop on “urban farming” to create awareness among individuals on growing good quality, pesticide residue-free vegetables on terraces to…
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Karnataka CM demands probe into NEET ‘irregularities’, questions credibility of results
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday demanded a probe by the authorities into the alleged irregularities in the National Eligibility and Entrance Test (NEET). In a media release, CM Siddaramaiah slammed…
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Mirwaiz Umar Farooq placed under house arrest in J&K
Srinagar: Senior separatist leader and Chief cleric, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was placed under house arrest on Friday, Anjuman-e-Auqaf Jamia Masjid Srinagar said in a statement. Mirwaiz Umar Farooq traditionally offers Friday prayers…
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Telangana appoints former AP CS, who opposed its projects, as irrigation advisor
Hyderabad: In an interesting development, the Telangana government headed by chief minister Revanth Reddy has appointed former chief secretary of Andhra Pradesh Adityanath Das as Advisor (Irrigation and Water Resources) on Friday,…
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Chandrababu Naidu to take oath as Andhra Pradesh CM on June 12
Amaravati: Telugu Desam Party (TDP) President N. Chandrababu Naidu will take oath as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh in Vijayawada on June 12, the party announced on Friday. Naidu will take…
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After LS polls, Congress focusses on Telangana Cabinet expansion
Hyderabad: With Lok Sabha elections over, the ruling Congress in Telangana has started focussing on the state Cabinet’s expansion and the appointment of a new state President. Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy…
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5 Naxalites killed, three jawans injured in encounter in Chhattisgarh
Narayanpur: Five Naxalites were killed and three jawans injured in an encounter in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district on Friday, police said. The gunfight took place in a forest near Gobel village in the…
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Telangana to follow judicial panel report for action on damaged KLIP barrages
Hyderabad: The Telangana government would take action to fix accountability with regard to the damage at the barrages of Kaleshwaram project after the judicial commission submits its report, state Irrigation Minister N…
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Saudi Arabia plans to boost oil production capacity to 12.3 million BPD by 2028
Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman has announced the Kingdom’s ambitious plan to increase its oil production capacity to 12.3 million barrels per day (bpd) by 2028. This significant…
